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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Cheap Chair, Cheap Chair, Cheap Chair

Ever have one of those projects that you've got sitting in your basement (or neighbor's garage) that you've been meaning to get to, but never do? Thats what this chair was for me. I've seen so many chair makeovers lately that I've known for a while I wanted to try and tackle one of them myself. So when I stumbled across the ugliest chair ever...it called out to me and asked me to take it home. So I did (because its not everyday that furniture talks to me!) It only took me 3 months to get around to it! Lets hear it for procrastination!!!

So here's what it looked like when I brought it home and tried to convince my husband that this was a good idea... (not sure I was convinced yet at this point)

Jenna and I spent about 3,978 hours one day pulling out every little nail and tack that they had used to hold down the uglies. 47 Bandaids, a tetanus shot, a karate chop to a loose board, and a can of spray paint, and piece of sandpaper, later we were here...

Since I have absolutely no idea what I was doing, this is how I cushioned the bottom seat. I had gotten a piece of foam from Garden Ridge for 6 bucks. Too bad it was too small. So I put a 3 dollar pillow over it. (Isn't this how all the "professionals" do it!?)

Lots of batting and staples later...

Then to fabric it (this stuff was precut into 3 yds for 6 bucks at Garden Ridge, how amazing is that?!) Here is where my lack of knowledge really shines. I didn't make a template from the old fabric like I've seen done elsewhere in blogville. Because that was disintegrating as we pulled it off. Eww. So I just stretched, tucked, and stapled....alot.

Lucky for me, my cousin was visiting while I'm on my spring break, so I had an extra set of hands. If you want to tackle a project like this, I'd highly suggest a friend, mailman, or strong toddler to help you stretch and hold while someone else staples!

Now its the pretty chair, and my husband children know they are not allowed to be eating anything if they sit on the pretty chair.

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